Once on This Island follows the journey of a young girl who is faced with a powerful choice and a challenge in exchange for making her dream and wish come true. Once on This Island is based on the cultural, religious and racial divisions between a ruling class and the rural peasants. The show is a love story that explores the power of love over death and deals with issues of "difference" in which cultures foster stereotypes and prejudices based on external differences such as race and wealth. The energetic, contemporary book and music by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (the song-writing team of Seussical and the animated film Anastasia) breathes life into the production. Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, the musical is a loose retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.

MTC Summer Camp Jr. Production (non-auditioned musical theatre camp):THIS IS A 2 WEEK SESSION COMMITMENT.MTC Summer Camp Jr. productions are non-auditioned performing groups, and commitment is expected. All members will receive a role in the production. Dancing, Acting and Singing are taught. Additional dance classes and voice lessons are encouraged. Summer Camp Jr.productions include most costumes pieces. Parents might be asked to purchase makeup, shoes, tights, and other needed accessories to enhance costumes for the show.

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